Algernon Robert Smithwick
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Rear-Admiral Algernon Robert Smithwick, D.S.O., R.N. (3 April, 1887 – 5 November, 1948) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Reverend R. Smithwick of Monasterevan, Ireland.
Smithwick was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 October, 1907.[1]
Smithwick was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 October, 1915.[2]
Post-War
Smithwick was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1919.[3]
Smithwick was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1927.[4]
Smithwick was appointed in command of the light cruiser Concord in December, 1930.[5]
Smithwick was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 January, 1939 and was placed on the Retired List the next day.[6]
World War II
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Henry F. Besant |
Captain of H.M.S. Bluebell 1 Feb, 1924[7][8] – 1 Apr, 1926[9] |
Succeeded by Gerard C. Muirhead-Gould |
| Preceded by Arthur N. Dowding |
Captain of H.M.S. Sandhurst 14 Mar, 1929[10] – 25 Aug, 1930[11] |
Succeeded by Francis H. G. Walker |
| Preceded by Marshal L. Clarke |
Captain of H.M.S. Concord 18 Dec, 1930[12] – 28 Dec, 1931[13] |
Succeeded by Hubert Ardill |
| Preceded by Aubrey T. Tillard |
Captain of Chatham Dockyard 15 Oct, 1932 – 7 Mar, 1935[14] |
Succeeded by Charles G. Stuart |
| Preceded by John H. Young |
Senior Naval Officer, Simonstown 23 May, 1935[15] – 2 Jul, 1937[16] |
Succeeded by Charles G. Stuart as Captain in Charge, Simonstown |
Footnotes
- ↑ Smithwick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/310. f. ?.
- ↑ Smithwick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/310. f. ?.
- ↑ Smithwick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/310. f. ?.
- ↑ Smithwick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/310. f. ?.
- ↑ Smithwick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/310. f. ?.
- ↑ Smithwick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/310. f. ?.
- ↑ Smithwick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/310. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 219.
- ↑ Smithwick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/310. f. ?.
- ↑ Smithwick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/310. f. ?.
- ↑ Smithwick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/310. f. ?.
- ↑ Smithwick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/310. f. ?.
- ↑ Smithwick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/310. f. ?.
- ↑ Stuart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/3. f. 3.
- ↑ Smithwick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/310. f. ?.
- ↑ Smithwick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/310. f. ?.
